Littleton High School - Record Yearbook (Littleton, NH)

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We were returned from our commercial to a space ship plant where we saw three of the world's leading scientists, Richard Enderson, Joseph Cul- len, and Elsworth Goodsell, getting ready to make their fifth spectacular flight to the moon. To think that we laughed when they told us they would do this someday. Just then, my favorite program, Home Sweet Home Across the Nation, came on. First, they took us to Waterbury, Vermont, and introduced us to Mr. and Mrs. Robert West. The former Jackie House said that she didn't mind being a working wife, as long as she could be at Bob's side. Next, we were taken to New York City, N. Y., to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Reichers. Mrs. Reichers proved to be none other than Sally Fadden. We wondered how Don liked being married to the editor of the 'fNew York T imes. The next home was 'way over in Wyo- ming in a little Quonset hut. This was where Allan and Betty McPherson lived. This was the same Betty Hatley who would never tell us where all those letters were going. The last home we were taken to was that of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Godbout. His wife was, of course, the former Ruth Lewis. The following program introduced two prom- inent rival poultry raisers, one from Dalton, named Shirley Golden, and the other from Gil- man, named Leo Laitres. We also saw Elizabeth Towle who, by this time, had become an impor- tant figure in the 4-H. On that same program were the President and Vice President of the National PTA, June Hall and Mary Jenkins, who were still trying to get a solid session established in Littleton High School. Flicking the ashes from my cigarette, I switched the dial to another channel, only to find that the Telephone Hourv was now nearing an end. Several chief operators were discussing a system of coast-to-coast dialing. We recognized two of the operators from our home town, who had finally become chief operators. They were Doris LaMere, now of Brooklyn, New York, and June Leighton, now of Northfield, Vermont. Somehow we knew that June would end up in a town where there were plenty of men. THE RECORD for 1952-Page 19 We were then taken to a dietitian's lab where an instructor was explaining modern methods to a group of restaurant owners and their wives. It seemed so strange to see Judy Marquis as a dieti- tian instructor, lecturing to Ray Lemieux, owner of the famous Lemieux restaurant chain, with his wife, the former Joyce Cady. T he S and M Follies, owned by Don Sargent and Oscar Malenfant, was the subject of the next program. Three new dancing acts were shown, the first by Jean Primmer Kenison, the second by Joyce Herron, and the third by Joanne Thomas Maclver, three young dancing stars. I turned the dial to the channel where the Carnegie Hall concert was to appear within five minutes. The announcer was interviewing two famous cheerleaders and a national football hero. The two cheerleaders were recognized as Dot Wheatley and Barbara Woodbury. The football hero proved to be Charles Spencer, that rugged young man who had fought his way to the top. It was now 11:30, at which time the concert at Carnegie Hall started to be broadcast. The star of this show was Americals favorite baritone, Arthur Maynes, and accompanying him at the piano was Doris Weldon. At 12:00, the concert was ended and the an- nouncer came back to wish us goodnight and to ask us to tune in again tomorrow night. We had thought that there was something familiar about the announcer, and now we realized that he was Harry Welch, of our Freshman Hop fame. We always knew he would end up in some entertain- ment medium. Suddenly, Ruth leaped to her feet. UI didn't realize how late it was! she ex- claimed, picking up her coat and hat. I've had a marvelous time, she added. I'lI try to see you again before I head back to Alaska. 'fPlease do,', I replied. I'm sorry that Ernie didn't get home, because I would have liked to have him meet youf' f'Maybe the next time he'll be here so that I'll have a chance to meet him, Ruth said as she opened the door and started toward her car which would take her back home. Janef .Mmenway MM Eexfer

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Page 18-THE RECORD for 1952 . azing info flte jqafure june thirteen, nineteen sixty-two, I thought to myself as I switched on the dial of my tele- vision set and settled back comfortably for a pleasant night of listening. The supper dishes were done, the children were all in bed, sound asleep, I hoped. Ernie had gone out with the boys at the office to see the new three-dimensional movies. I had already seen the picture, Love's Heavenly Song, starring Margaret O'Brien as a gangster's gun moll -- so I was alone in the living room. june thirteen, nineteen peated to myself. f'My, how sixty-two, I re- Come in the living room,'i I said, Hand we can talk over old times while we watch televi- sionf' As we sat, drinking our coffee, there appeared upon the television screen an announcer intro- ducing Admiral Ross, the naval hero, and his beautiful wife. We recognized them as none other than our old friends, Bob Ross and Doria Bilo- deau. Admiral Ross was being presented with many awards for duty. bravery beyond the call of Also within range of the - ' 9 I the years do fly. Itls been MMM , Skirt? camera stood two nuns, one exactly ten years since my class was graduated from Littleton High School. I won- der where they all are? I wonder if everyone got his Mil' 2,2- 5 A if' If V, . . I 1522, ,wuz :':5,, candidate, james H. Budd, main urn 26 .11 of whom we recognized in- stantly as Virginia Bixby. Next on the agenda was the prominent presidential , . ei wi 1 S f Illh Q- Mn ig i' x. Y - wish? We were all so ambi- cf III, with his campaign man- tious - so hopeful. I won- ager, Denny Cole. james der - mm Budd was sure to win the As I got up to focus the ix V. I election because no one was picture appearing on the tele- -if 0 ! running against him. Next vision screen, the electronic F :n to james stood a beautiful chime of the photo-electric J -E -Ll woman in a white ermine eye outside the door told me 3 wrap, whom we recognized that someone was calling on 1 1 1.4 as Muriel Lewis, the night- me. i club singer at the White I, s i I was surprised, when I opened the front door, to find my old classmate, Ruth Dexter, standing there. Why, Ruth, I exclaimed, what a pleasant surprise! Come in, please. I was just thinking of the class and wondering what everyone was do- ing. Say, what are you doing down this way? I thought you were teaching school in Alaska. 'Tm home on vacation for a month, Ruth replied, and I thought I'd look up some of my old classmates, but most of them seem to be away. Someone told me that you were married and living in Lisbon, so I thought I'd call on von. Swan, formerly Art's Ark, now owned by Pauline Harvey, Dorothy Lucas, and Ellen Richardson. The next program was the most popular homemaking show in America, two sisters-in-law. giving recipes and household hints. Who would ever have guessed that Dora Colbeth and Marion Wright would have their own television pro- gram? Suddenly, we were transferred to a commer- cial, advertising Pyrofax Gas, sold at all Cole Hardware Stores across the nation. The owner of this large chain was none other than Boyd Cole, now the nation's leading millionaire.

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